Str342
Code name (Unique Key)
Str342
Type of structural unit
Staircases
List of related timber evidence
Other (to be specified in the cell 'General description')
Location code
Space code
List of chronological phases
Late Minoan I B (1500-1450)
Type of staircase
L-
Position in the space
Along the NW wall of Space XXXII
General dimensions of the saved part of the staircases
1.60 (NW-SE) x 1.02 (NE-SW) x 0.46 from the ground level
Existence of landing
Yes
Height of each flight of stairs
0.46 m. the first flight (on the NW-SE axis)
Not preserved the second flight (on the NE-SW axis)
Not preserved the second flight (on the NE-SW axis)
Dimensions of the steps
1st stone step: 1.02 (NE-SW) x 0.40 (NW-SE) x 0.27
2nd stone step: 1.02 (NE-SW) x 0.40 (NW-SE) x 0.20
2nd stone step: 1.02 (NE-SW) x 0.40 (NW-SE) x 0.20
Steps and pavement of landing
Stone slabs
Type of masonry of the walls around the staircase
Rubble masonry
Connection of the staircase with the surrounding walls
Connected with the NW wall of Space XXXII
State of preservation when excavated
Very bad
Current state of preservation
Very bad
Type of destruction
Fire
Method of documentation
On site
Media legend and metadata
Photo_Zak_Str342_001
General description of the staircases
The structure adjasdted to the NW wall of Space XXXII was identified as an L-shaped staircase. The first two steps of the first flight, on the NW-SE axis, are of poros stones leading to the landing of the staircases. It has been assumed that the steps of the second flight, on the NE-SW axis, of which only the stone base (substrate) is preserved (dimensions 0.60 x 0.85 x 0.35 m.), were of wood. The current appearance is the result of restoration.
Bibliography
p. 172-173.